D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |
First awarded | May 28, 1998 |
Currently held by | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart |
Website | www |
The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the academy's annual D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in designing a unified graphic look for an interactive title." It originally was presented as Interactive Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics, with its first winner being Riven: The Sequel to Myst.[1] It was renamed to the Interactive Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement Award in Art Direction at the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.[2] The Interactive Achievement Awards would be renamed the D.I.C.E. Awards in 2013.[3]
The award's most recent winner is Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Winners and nominees
1990s
Indicates the winner |
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominations and wins
Developers and publishers
Sony has published the most nominees and winners. Having multiple back-to-back wins, but with different developers. Nintendo and Microsoft have also published multiple nominees and both have two winners. The only other publisher with back-to-back wins has been Square Electronic Arts. Ubisoft has published the most nominees without having a single winner. Nintendo, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Square Enix Europe have also had multiple nominees for the same year. Several of Sony's developing subsidiaries have developed multiple nominees and winners. Insomniac Games has developed the most nominees, but only one has won so far. Naughty Dog has developed the most winners. Sucker Punch Productions and Sony's Japan Studio have also won twice. The only developer with back-to-back wins has been SquareSoft. Ubisoft Montreal has developed nominees without having a single winner.
Developer | Nominations | Wins |
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Insomniac Games | 9 | 1 |
Ubisoft Montreal | 8 | 0 |
Naughty Dog | 6 | 3 |
SquareSoft/Square Enix | 6 | 2 |
Japan Studio | 4 | 2 |
Valve | 4 | 1 |
DICE | 4 | 0 |
Infinity Ward | 4 | 0 |
Ubisoft Montpellier | 4 | 0 |
Sucker Punch Productions | 3 | 2 |
Rare | 3 | 1 |
Santa Monica Studio | 3 | 1 |
LucasArts | 3 | 0 |
Ninja Theory | 3 | 0 |
Capcom | 3 | 0 |
Media Molecule | 2 | 1 |
Moon Studios | 2 | 1 |
Nintendo EAD/EPD | 2 | 1 |
Remedy Entertainment | 2 | 1 |
Arkane Studios | 2 | 0 |
2K Boston/Irrational Games | 2 | 0 |
Retro Studios | 2 | 0 |
Rockstar San Diego[b] | 2 | 0 |
Publisher | Nominations | Wins |
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Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment | 34 | 11 |
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios | 12 | 2 |
Ubisoft | 12 | 0 |
Electronic Arts | 11 | 2 |
Nintendo | 8 | 2 |
Activision | 7 | 0 |
SquareSoft/Square Enix | 5 | 2 |
LucasArts | 4 | 0 |
2K Games | 3 | 0 |
Capcom | 3 | 0 |
Rockstar Games | 2 | 1 |
Bandai Namco Entertainment | 2 | 0 |
Bethesda Softworks | 2 | 0 |
Sierra On-Line | 2 | 0 |
Square Enix Europe | 2 | 0 |
Valve | 2 | 0 |
Franchises
The most nominated franchises have been Call of Duty and Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy and Uncharted have been the only franchises so far to have won more than once.
Franchises | Nominations | Wins |
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Final Fantasy | 5 | 2 |
Call of Duty | 5 | 0 |
Uncharted | 3 | 2 |
God of War | 3 | 1 |
Ratchet & Clank | 3 | 1 |
Assassin's Creed | 3 | 0 |
Prince of Persia | 3 | 0 |
Resident Evil | 3 | 0 |
Spider-Man | 3 | 0 |
Spyro | 3 | 0 |
BioShock | 2 | 1 |
Half-Life | 2 | 1 |
The Last of Us | 2 | 1 |
The Legend of Zelda | 2 | 1 |
Ori | 2 | 1 |
Red Dead | 2 | 1 |
Sly Cooper | 2 | 1 |
Battlefield | 2 | 0 |
Halo | 2 | 0 |
Metroid | 2 | 0 |
Monkey Island | 2 | 0 |
Rayman | 2 | 0 |
Star Wars | 2 | 0 |
Notes
References
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